Extreme strangeness, in the mindtwisting style of China Mieville, but also a very well delivered style reference to its source material, in the writing of Damon Runyon.

Adorable, charming, delicious and far too short!!

Nope.Cheesy... waaaay to cheesy.And I can't help but think: pointless.

I like the idea! I've always attributed personalities and feelings to buildings. And the Chrysler is one of my all time favorites!

Surreal. Short. First experience with this writer, I think. Will pursue more (and longer).

A vaguely interesting idea (two buildings are in love, the people inside must deal with it) with lousy execution. Perhaps not enough time to develop the scene? The jump straight into the (thankfully ill-described) Chrysler building 'putting out'?Why oh why do I keep reading Tor's free online short stories? Oh. Free and online and short. One of these days I will learn my lesson.

Well that was freaking adorable!!!I am NOT a romantic! I don't go in for the flowers and the hallmarked concept of love, it's just not for me. However, this unorthodox love story was really cute!Headley's language was fabulous and addictive. Just a quick little tryst, really, but a very enjoyable one. Also, Hello, my name is Karly and I'm a Tor-aholic! :)

This is a cute. little short story about a Valentine romance in New York City....not the usual amours...it's the Chrysler building and the Empire State Building....falling in love on Valentine's Day. A fun sci-fi story that is a mini-tribute to Damon Runyon's work. (I still need to read his works.) But, I found it charming and New York City is romantic in the 1930's, especially with its description of the Cloud Club and the upcoming engagements to happen in that restaurant atop NYC. Enjoyable di...

Two fools in loveSo beautiful and strong*It's February 14th, 1938, ya see, and the waiters at the exclusive Cloud Club high atop the Chrysler building are getting ready for the big dinner rush. This calendar square’s worse than most. Every man on our member list is suffering the Saint Valentine’s Cramp, and me and the crew up here are ready with a stocked bar. When...The building steps off her foundation and goes for a walk.There is no warning.She just shakes the snow and pigeons loose from he...

You can read this for free: Here from Tor!Be still, my heart! This was so amazingly unique! I loved it! This story is set in New York, where the tall buildings and structures move on their own. This tale is told on Valentine's Day, and the storyteller is a waiter in a club that works high up inside one of these moving buildings. I loved seeing all these iconic structures choose one another and pair up for Valentine's Day. And the story is told so beautifully, whimsically, and romantically, that

What the...?!This was totally surreal and, for me, kind of stupid. I'm guessing the author was trying to imitate a particular style, but it really didn't work for me. I found the narrator (a human waiter in the Cloud Club in the Chrysler Building) to be insipid and underdeveloped. The language--though probably historically accurate--was also irritating; the objectification of women by continually calling them "dolls" throughout the story grated on my nerves after a while. (Would the average pers...

Good writing, an intriguing idea but a very confusing narrative (I couldn't understand if the "we" was for a building or for all the waiters) and a off-handedly narrative: the practical consequences of such an incredible action are ignored, the buildings just sprout some handy members to walk, dance and... much more.Still I would have been a tiny more generous if for the very irritating and silly overuse of the word "doll" instead of "woman", "girl", "female" etc. I imagine that it's supposed to...

Welcome to Day 10 of my 2021 25 Days of Short Stories Christmas Advent Calendar. Each day I will be reading a short story from the collection of over 600 short stories and novellas available for free on Tor.com. This is a collection of horror, sci-fi and fantasy. I will be letting fate (and the random number generator) decide what I read each day.Day 1: The Art of Space Travel by Nina AllanDay 2: These Deathless Bones by Cassandra KhawDay 3: Swift, Brutal Retaliation by Meghan McCarron> (Trigger...

I’m at the bar mixing a Horse’s Neck for Mr. Condé Nast, but I’ve got my eye on the mass of members staggering out of the elevators with fur coats, necklaces, and parcels of cling & linger, when, at 5:28p.m. precisely, the Chrysler Building steps off her foundation and goes for a walk.This really should have worked for me, but it really did not. I am great with the idea of architectural romance (although, for some strange reason, (view spoiler)[I found the sex bizarrely repulsive here, and anyon...

This is a weird and cute little story, written by Maria Dahvana Headley in honour of Valentine's day. I do love her version of weird - everything simply is as it is and explanations are unlikely, though you'll usually enjoy the ride.Read it here free: https://www.tor.com/2018/02/14/a-vale...

I've read some really strange stuff in my day. Hell, I frequent the Amazon freebie bin, and gleefully snatch up the most insane-sounding books I can find. I was tempted to spend money on Bearllionaire, because oh my god that sounds amazingly terrible!But this...this...I think I've finally found it. This is it. Anthropomorphic buildings having sex in a river is where I draw the line.I have finally found something that is too weird for me.Don't get me wrong - I can appreciate a fine piece of archi...

So I was poking around Tor and I found this story, "The Tallest Doll in New York." It's pretty adorable. The language used here, reflecting the time period, left me in awe, but what I love most is the strange happening: one night, the Chrysler building decides to go for a walk, carrying the Cloud Club's waitstaff within:"We joke about working in the body of the best broad in New York City, but no one on the waitstaff ever thinks that the Chrysler might have a will of her own. She’s beautiful, wh...